And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: <A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/local/WKEF/7289.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/local/WKE F/7289.asp</A> ==================================================== Toxic materials coming to Dayton? Wright-Patterson Air Force Base said it is more than equipped to handle a possible shipment of toxic material from Alaska. The proposal is still in the very early stages. The shipment could go to half a dozen other federal locations, but it looks like Wright-Patt is a likely candidate. Wright-Patt already has a decommissioned nuclear reactor that could house radioactive-powered machinery. The Air Force wants to move ten generators from Alaska to someplace, possibly Ohio. The generators are powered by strontium 90, a lessor radioactive, but potentially cancer-causing element. Base officials believe they can safely house the machinery. �We are very confident that it would be safe,� Ron Lester, Wright-Patt�s environmental manager. �We have the procedures in place for the safe storage of the machinery.� Dayton commissioner Mary Wiseman is concerned about the machinery being so close to the Miami Valley�s aquifer. An accident could contaminate the only water supply for 400,000 people, said Wiseman. Environmentalist Jane Forest said if the federal government begins to store machinery at the base, it won�t stop there. Forest believes the machinery sits in Alaska unprotected. �We understand it needs to go to a proper place, but we are worried about setting a precedent that this would be a dumping ground for waste,� said Forest. Base officials said that once an environmental assessment begins, it usually takes a minimum of six months to finish. ======================================================= Comments: In the 50's and 60's ORNL made a large number of these Sr-90 powered RTG for remote applications in alaska and far offshore ocean bouys. These are extremely danagerous isotopes to life. Sr-90 was abandoned for Pu-238 RTG's later which are considered safer in comparison. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
